Tag: farmers
PODCAST. Will agrivoltaism be the “ray of sunshine” for farmers?
In this new episode of La Loupe, Xavier Yvon and Lucas Mediavilla, energy specialist in the Economy department of L’Express, wonder if the loot is really one, between lack of…
In Burundi, the anger of farmers deprived of the fertilizer they paid for in advance
The owners of the factory which holds the monopoly of the manufacture of agricultural fertilizers are trying to calm things down. In Burundi, the government has since 2019 banned all…
Farmers to slide to Wallaceburg for curling bonspiel
Farmers across the province are once again invited to Wallaceburg to take part in a curling tournament later this month. The All Ontario Farmers Bonspiel is returningJan. 20-22. The 36th-annual…
Dozens of farmers with decorated tractors past care homes: ‘That flashes, flickers and that works’
About eighty farmers take part in the cheerful procession. Dairy farmer Bert Major from Eemnes, one of the organizers, says that the “most beautiful creations” can be seen. “Think, for…
Schiphol Group has bought out farmers for more nitrogen space
The decision to turn Lelystad into an overflow airport for Schiphol dates back to 2008. The opening of Lelystad had already been postponed due to the corona crisis and was…
Increase in pensions 2023: a bonus on January 1, and farmers?
PENSION INCREASE. Pensions from the basic scheme will be increased by 0.8% on January 1, 2023. The improvement in the method of calculating farmers’ pensions has been voted by the…
Nature and farmers can work together: ‘If you sit around the table, a lot is possible’
Josja Veraart of the NMU: “There are more examples, for example nut trees on a farmer’s yard. You can also harvest those nuts, so there is a revenue model in…
School canteens: the fair remuneration of farmers is important to schoolchildren
News Published on 26/11/2022 at 6:30 p.m. Updated 26/11/2022 at 6:30 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Do schoolchildren consume responsibly when they eat in the canteen? The Max Havelaar association conducted…
Farmers are concerned about the government’s groundwater level plans: ‘They should not get involved’
What are the (leaked) plans for the water level? The cabinet wants to raise the groundwater level in peat meadow areas. Peat will rot if the soil becomes too dry…
Hundreds of farmers talk about the future in Vijfheerenlanden: ‘That uncertainty is killing’
Another ‘thing’ for the farmers here: the widening of the A27, which runs along Lexmond, among other things. It doesn’t feel fair how that is arranged now, they say. “Rijkswaterstaat…